The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-02

however, and sold II 20 settlers, ard no ell
fort has ever been made by the government
10 force restitution. Mr. Van Wyck urges
that proceedings be Instituted against 'he
COMPANY, 10 recover the value OF this lana,
and that similar proceedings be Drough'
against the Burlington ~ Missouri 10 com
mel the r, s,oratlon OF 100000 acres, which
he accuses II Of stealing from the pubic
domain. II the ex Senator states the facts
accurately, the government certainly should
he able q, find remedy against the offend,
inc corporations, and proceedings should
be taken In the matter without delay
Friday last witnessed great excitement
In Wall street, which developed INTO ue'
cided panic before the day was over grow.
ing out Of the nervous feeling consequeh'
upon the failure of the Cincinlaii fluelity
bank, and the rum0rs OF local failures IL
banks called loans TO large extent send
ipg money up rapidly TO a rate equal I"
nearly 100 per cent. per annum, linen
came break Of Az per cent on Mammal
tan railway stock, which during the day
fell Of iOi5. Gould's Mo. Pacific fell u
points, and other stocks from To points
ZACH Then came rumor that Jay Gnuid
was dead, followed bv another that FIELD
WAS in trouble which set the street wlld.
There were no considerable failures; but
II now transpires that Gould and Sage set
out 10 pluck Field, and did II In good style
TO anticipate any serious financial panic
the Treasury ordered the payment OF July
interest checks, releasing large amount
Of money and giving relief.
The little real of Kalakana Is In furl.
Gus state of excitement over threa'eheu
instruction 10y the Chinese anu Germans
hn,b uC whose interes SIS have been some
what interf,red with by the government.
IS the royal army has only 800 men, ana
the Chinese number over O0OO IA few men
could upset the established order OF things
The Islands have somewhat OF local In
terest 10 La Sale county people-old sol
diers who remember Mr. Charley Dickey,
formerly Of Ottawa, now, and Tor several
years in business on the Islands.
II being evident that the coercion bill is
bound 10 pass and become law, motions
have been made TO provide that It's opera
ton may be suspended by an order In
council but this was rejected. Then "A
motion was offered by Mr.. Morley restrict.
ing It's duration 10 three wears. II was the
first time, he said, that any government
had had the shameful courage to propose
perpe ual coercion. In any exceptional
mu,ilation of civil rights, particularly IN
50 grave and serious mutilation AS the
present bill contemplated, the government
ought to be compelled, from time to time,
at tolerable short intervals, TO examine
whether the circumstances still JUSTIFIED
the existence of such exceptional leglsla-
ton. This was the first government that
had cast u the winds the old fashioned re-
gard for the liberty of the subject ana the
doctorin that exceptional Legislation
should not last one day longer than circum.
stances demand The bill turned into OF,
lenses acts which were not now condldered
oirenses He quoted returns OF agIarian
crime, and urged that the figures showed
there was the smallest possible neces-
sity for the bill He protested against
permanence which implies permanence OF
the evils against which the bill was direct,
ed, He was supported by Gladstone and
others; nevertheless this motion also failed
by vote of 1910 10.
Parnell Is now recognized to be very
sick man, and will have TO withdraw from
Parliament at least for some time.